escarvar

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Latin scarīfāre (to scarify), from Ancient Greek σκαριφἆσθαι (skariphâsthai); alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *skarbōną (to scrape).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskaɾˈβaɾ/

Verb

escarvar (first-person singular present escarvo, first-person singular preterite escarvei, past participle escarvado)

  1. to dig superficially

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • escaravellar

Derived terms

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. escarbar.
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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